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Superintendent of Pennsylvania School Accused of Spying on Students via Webcam Responds to Allegations


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Published Feb. 20, 2010 at 1:27 a.m.
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Dr. Christopher McGinley, superintendent of the Lower Merion, Pennslvania school district that is currently embroiled in a national scandal over alleged spying via webcams in school-provided laptops, replied to the allegations in an email sent out to parents today ... Some background: Lower Merion School District, located in the stretch of the Philadelphia suburbs known as the Pennsylvania Main Line, is one of the wealthiest and most decorated public school districts in the country. It's even

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A New Era of Climate Change Consciousness


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 4:32 p.m.
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We know that recommendations coming from Copenhagen will likely take years to have practical effect. Meantime, companies are trying to understand how those recommendations--and resulting legislation--will impact their bottom lines ... And smart companies are starting early by making climate change part of their business strategies. I had spoken with David Hone, Shell's climate change advisor, about Shell's approach for a book I wrote in 2008, Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? ...

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Mar 18, 2010 Webcast: Integrating Risk Management with Business Strategy


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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Improving alignment of risk management with business strategy and activities ranks as one of the top 3 focus areas in many risk surveys ... Join us and learn how to integrate a risk management framework within the business decision making process ...

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Datetech: Three Hook-Up Helpers for Tech-Savvy, Slightly Paranoid Players


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 6:01 p.m.
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We've all been there --so smitten by a potential new love, we throw caution to the wind in favor of a mad, passionate hookup. Only to wake up to a severe case of buyer's remorse the following day. (Not to mention a pounding head or worse, a UPI a.k.a. unidentified party injury) ... Things get trickier for the estimated 20 million people a month dating 2.0-style. While sites such as Match.com and eHarmony offer tips to protect yourself from possible creeps, each of these online matchmakers states

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How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off)


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 5:16 p.m.
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Google's new social media service Google Buzz will show up in your Gmail account this week. Here's how to customize and use Buzz--or opt out of its inbox-cluttering updates completely ... Add Your Sites to Buzz ... Once Buzz becomes available in your Gmail account, click on the Buzz link below the Inbox on Gmail's sidebar to check it out. You'll see a "Welcome to Buzz" message with a list of all the people Buzz has you automatically following (based on who you email the most) ... Above the Buzz

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Making a Sustainability Perspective Second Nature in Education


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 3:43 p.m.
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This blog is part of our Inspired Ethonomics series. It's co-authored by Second Nature President Anthony Cortese and Senior Fellow Georges Dyer ... In Part 1 of this series, we noted that our dominant economic system is not only failing to deliver, it is destroying the life-support system of the only planet we've got. With population on track to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and huge increases in consumption and demand from the developing world, a dramatic rethinking is overdue. Higher education

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Big Record Labels Bailing on Spotify for U.S. Launch?


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 1:33 p.m.
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Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek hit the New Music Seminar in L.A. last week and all but boasted that his streaming music service which carries 7 million users in Europe will launch stateside as early as March ... But in recent days, music industry execs have sounded anything but on-board. Edgar Bronfman, the CEO of publishing behemoth Warner Music Group, told analysts in an Earnings Call yesterday that cloud music services like Spotify aren't the answer for WMG: ... "Free streaming services

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Test Driving Google Buzz: How Does Facebook Compare?


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 1:23 p.m.
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Buzz has some great rich-media sharing capabilities. But Facebook still owns your social-sharing network ... Yesterday, Google unveiled Buzz, a new service for sharing short updates that's been immediately billed as direct competition for both Twitter and--more interestingly--Facebook. Today, Buzz has just begun trickling out into the real world. So how does the service stack up with Facebook? Here's a quick review ... If you're not familiar with Buzz, it's basically like a Twitter/Facebook feed

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Forum Question: How Can I Start a Business Ethics Program?


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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 9:40 a.m.

A forum reader asks: "Any help on starting a ethics program for a small business?  Helping the community, employee ethics, proposed outline of responsibilities?" ... If you have any ideas, tips, or resources you can offer to help another business women, please visit our Forums and share your response or ask your own question ... Get More From Women in Business ... WIB on Twitter RSS Feed Biz Contests Newsletter & E-Courses Events & Seminars News & Gossip Ask a Business Question Share

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New Tax Law - Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief


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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 7:52 a.m.
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Some 2010 donations to help Haiti can be deducted from your 2009 tax return ... AFP / Getty Images According to the IRS website, "People and businesses who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on the tax return they are completing this season, according to the Internal Revenue Service." ... If you make a cash donation to a charitable organization that provides earthquake relief in Haiti between January 11, 2010 and March 1, 2010, you can get deduct the

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